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Empire Falls

The United States is in unprecedented decline. Future generations will look back at the past decade as the beginning of the end of American hegemony.

Running on Empty

We may well need to be worried, we're running out of gas while choosing the next president to sit in the driver's seat.

A Pipeline Runs Through It

With Russia in the driver’s seat on energy issues, Europe should worry about running on empty. For more on the Russian elections, the internal state of the country and Vladimir Putin's nomination of a successor, check out our

Berlin's Russia Challenge

The EU’s policy incoherence toward Russia compromises Europe’s energy security.

Ahead of the Curve: The New Axis of Oil

On his landmark visit to Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the two countries partners, not rivals. Last year, Flynt Leverett and Pierre Noel discussed Russian energy strategy.

Churchill, Not Quite

With America facing grave threats, the Bush Administration has failed to demonstrate a willingness to establish a hierarchy of priorities.

Commentary

The Merchant of Death versus the Reset

Will Viktor Bout (a.k.a. Merchant of Death, a.k.a. Lord of War) destroy the "reset" between Russia and the United States?

Brazil Seeking Security

An economic powerhouse that has proven unreliable on international security—is Brazil ready for a permanent UNSC seat?

NATO & Israel

The flotilla raid could cause our relations with Ankara to implode—and severely harm the transatlantic alliance.

Blogs

An Inevitable Persian Gulf Arms Race

The security dilemma is just getting started between the Gulf states and Iran.

In Defense of Tony Blair

Blair was a politician of conviction and substance. What more could you ask for?

Books & Reviews

Riding the Tiger

Preventing the spread of atomic weaponry is less in our control than we think.

...And the Road to Vienna

In Blacklisted: A Journalist's Life in Central Europe, Paul Lendvai recounts his remarkable journey from the Nazi wartime death marches, to his days as a young communist apologist, and on to his later "crusade of information" against comm

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February 13, 2012